Just like any other community website, Drupal.org has lots of places which could be changed and improved. However upgrading such a website to the next major version of Drupal is already a huge undertaking. So when we originally started the Drupal.org D7 upgrade project our goal was a straight port to Drupal 7. No major regressions, no major new features.
Nearly all sections and pages on D7 Drupal.org will look the same as they do now on Drupal 6. This includes documentation pages, project pages, case studies and marketplace nodes, issue queues, change records etc.
Last month, the Drupal Association launched a webinar series with the goal of providing more educational opportunities for the community. Our first webinar was on Spark and it was a great success with 500+ registrants. We are excited to do more!
As part of the Diamond and Platinum sponsorships for DrupalCon Portland, we've offered leaders at these sponsor companies the opportunity to guest blog on the Drupal Association site. In today's post, Robert Douglass of Commerce Guys takes a look at where Drupal is today, and the untapped opportunities for Drupal growth in e-commerce.
Guest blogger Robb Neumann and trainer Steve "Denver Dataman" Kessler share their observations on March's Global Training Day in Denver, Colorado. Don't miss the link to Steve's free training resources toward the end of the post!
I’m very excited to welcome two new members to the DA staff. These new staff members will have an immediate and direct impact on supporting and growing the Drupal community through DrupalCons, global training events and effective communication to the community and beyond. Please help me welcome them!
Guest blogger Si Hobbs has been a Drupal developer, trainer and business owner. He is currently based in Melbourne, Australia as Drupal consultant with Technocrat.
Last week the DA hosted its first webinar, featuring Kevin O’Leary, Spark UX Lead, and Jesse Beach, Senior Front End Engineer. Our topic was Drupal 8 and Spark for Responsive Design. We spent a great hour reviewing the features of the D8 Spark distribution and the powerful features that it puts in the hands of content editors, wherever they may be. As a person that used to hand code web sites, the idea that I can edit a site from my phone still fills me with awe.
The Drupal Association is creating landing pages to better serve each persona that visits Drupal.org. You know...developers, CMS evaluators, job seekers, site administrators.
Last year, the Drupal Association had to raise over $115,000 to fund the Drupal.org D7 upgrade, so we created the Supporting Partner Program. 37 very generous, early adopter companies joined this program and we exceeded our fundraising goal with their fees.
The program was very simple. Fees were based on a company’s annual revenue, and benefits ranged from a 10% DrupalCon sponsorship discount to a thank you tweet. You can see the full program details here.
